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A special election will be held Tuesday, Feb. 3 to elect the
new Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chairman. The seat was
vacated by Gerald E. Connolly, who was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives. The voter registration deadline is 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
Jan. 21; mail-in registration applications must be postmarked on or
before Jan. 21. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb.
3.

Absentee voting is open weekdays, beginning today, through Jan. 30
(except Jan. 19), and on the Saturdays of Jan. 10 and Jan. 31.
Residents can vote in-person from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fairfax
County Government Center, Suite 323, 12000 Government Center Parkway,
Fairfax.

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the Office of
Elections by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, or they may be completed online
at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/absentee.htm. The forms must be printed and
either mailed or faxed to the Office of Elections; they cannot be
submitted electronically.

The candidates on the ballot are current Board of Supervisors members
Sharon Bulova and Pat Herrity and independent candidates Carey C.
Campbell and Christopher F. DeCarlo.

For more information, contact the Office of Elections at 703-222-0776,
TTY 711, or visit them online.